to whine; to make feeble complaints
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to prowl after; to keep watch on
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to be the ruin of (a person)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
indirection; indirectness
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
dark reddish-brown; liver color
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to roll up; to be rolled up
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
slight; little; insignificant
was just in; just left; just did
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
small build; small stature
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep